Daniel Domscheit-Berg
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Daniel Domscheit-Berg (German: [ˈdaːniɛl ˌdɔmʃaɪtˈbɛʁk]; né Berg; born 1978), previously known under the pseudonym Daniel Schmitt, is a German technology activist.[1] He is best known as the former spokesperson for WikiLeaks[1][2] and the author of Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website (2011).[3]
Daniel Domscheit-Berg | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
Nationality | German |
Other names | Daniel Schmitt |
Known for | Former spokesperson for WikiLeaks, founder of OpenLeaks |
Spouse | Anke Domscheit-Berg |
Domscheit-Berg began working with WikiLeaks after meeting Assange at the Chaos Computer Club's annual conference in 2007.[4] In August 2010, Domscheit-Berg was suspended from WikiLeaks by Assange after Domscheit-Berg challenged Assange's effectiveness as a leader.[5] In September 2010, Domscheit-Berg resigned from WikiLeaks, saying "WikiLeaks has a structural problem. I no longer want to take responsibility for it, and that's why I am leaving the project."[1]
On December 17, 2010, he announced plans to open a new website for anonymous online leaks called OpenLeaks.[6] At a Chaos Computer Club (CCC) event in August 2011, he announced its preliminary launch and invited hackers to test the security of the OpenLeaks system. The launch was a failure as it was unable to get online. The CCC criticized Domscheit-Berg for exploiting the good name of the club to promote his OpenLeaks project and expelled him from the club.[7][8] This decision was revoked in February 2012.[9] In September 2011, several news organizations cited Domscheit-Berg's split from Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as one of a series of events that led to the release that month of all 251,287 United States diplomatic cables in the Cablegate affair.[10][11][12]
In 2011, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its FP Top 100 Global Thinkers.[13]